RFP# 2025-RFPA-00131 - UPS FOR NEW SERVER ROOM

RFP BACKGROUND 
Key Objective 
This Request for Proposal ("RFP") is an invitation by the University of Waterloo (“UW”) on behalf of the Engineering Computing Department in the Faculty of Engineering to prospective Suppliers to submit pricing proposals, indicating their organizations capability and resources for the provision of six (6) high quality and reliable Uninterrupted Power Supplies for a new server room.
Budget Maximum 
The budget is capped at $200,000 CAD plus HST. 
Brief Summary of Department 
Our purpose
To provide leadership in the planning, implementation, co-ordination and use of computing as it pertains to education in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
What we do
Engineering Computing is an academic-support department within the Faculty of Engineering which provides:

• Leadership in planning, development and support of the Waterloo Nexus computing environment and the faculty computing communications network.
• Support and co-ordination of information technology support staff activities in the Academic Departments of the faculty.
• Communication links between the faculty and other information technology support units across campus.
• General purpose computing facilities for educational and academic use within the faculty.
• Specialized laboratory environments, software, and support for courses and course development using computer and communications technologies.